Asphalting-machine.



W. P. TARRANT.

ASPHALTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Amm, 1910.

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ATTORNEY W. P. TARRANT.

ASPHALTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1910.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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ASPHALTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1910.

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WILLIAM?. TARRANT. or sARAToGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

ASPHALTING-MACHINE.

Specication of Lettersvlatent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Application med Aprii s, 1910. serial No. 554,108.

To all whom. t may concern: i

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. TARRANT, a citizen of the United StatesLand'a residentfof Saratoga Springs,.in the county of Saratoga and State of New York,-Un1ted States of America, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in Asphalting-Machines, ofAv which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus .designed more specifically for spraying or dlstributing a thin coating of hot asphalt over macadam or vother roads, although it obv1- ously may be used with other material and over other surfaces. 'Its object is to provide a portable and easily controlled machine for this purpose.

I will describe my invention in the fol-l lowing specification and point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

Referrin to the drawlngs, Figure 1 'isa .side elevation, partly in section, of a machine madeaccording to my invention. Fig.

2 is a rear elevation of this apparatus withlthe rear seat removed, and with 'a portion broken away to more clearly show the construction. l In Fig.l 3 certain details of the distributer and its control mechanism are shown -in side elevation. 'Anand view i'n cross section of the distributer is shown. on

an enlarged scale in Fig. 4. Fig. 5 is a de.-

tail showing a modified form `of the de'- lectors which are shown in Fig.` 4. Fig. 6 is a sectional end lelevation of a portion' of the distributer, the section being Vtaken on the line 6-6 o f Fig.44. Fig. 7f is a sectional plan view of the distributer and a portion of the'tlues which are connected with it and with the frebox. This section" is taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a side ele'- "vation of a vmodified form of my machine,

showing one which is adapted to be propelled manually. Fig. 9 is a planfview of the apparatus shown in FigQS, and Fig. 10

is a sectional plan viewl showing, on a larger scale, a portion `of the distributer used with this form of my apparatus. Like 'characters 'of reference designate corresponding parts in alloffthe" figures.

10 designatesv the. front wheels 'ofthe machine or vehicle, and 11 its 'rear wheels. :The

'latter are supported upon a'n.' axle 12 which is bent under and secured \to the outer'casing 13v of the apparatus. Channel-irons such as are shown at 14 may be secured'to the sides of this casing, and, 1f desired', these Y channel-irons may be further connected with the axle 12 by means of brackets 15. This outer casing of the apparatus'is preferably constructed in the form of a shell of corrugated steel With a semi-cylindrical bottom and with flat sides which i are connected as shown by angleirons 16, riveted to the upper edges thereof, with similar angle-irons 20 riveted to the sides of a cylindrical tank or receptacle 21. These angle-irons are `preferably bolted to ther so that they may 'be separated when esired. The casing orpshell 13 is preferably lined with a sheet of smooth,

-steel 17 suitably aiixedto the corrugated metal. The forward end offthe casing is closed by a flat plate 18. 19 is the rear plate of the casing.

The front end plate is connected with the front of the cylindrical tank 21 by angleirons, and the rear end plate is also con- .riected with the tank by `a plate 22. The outer casing thus .forms an inclosed` heating jacket or firebox about the lower portion of the tank.

A door 23 is provided in the front plate through which wood or other fuel may be placed in the firebox. -A smoke-stack 24 through the plate 22 provides a vent for the hot gases in the chamber.

0n the top of the tank or receptacle is'an opening over which is fitted a'shding cover 25. This openinfr affords means` of communication with the interior of thereceptacle. The receptacle is .adapted to hold a quantity of asphalt or'other material which may be required to be heated to render it snliciently fluid for the purposesof this apparatus. Such material in its heated con dition may be run into the receptacle,or, if

desired, itfmay be put in cold. lA small derrick is provided to facilitate the handling of the material in its cold vor solid form. This derrick comprises a frame 26 which may be made u of pipe and pipe fittings. On its outer an upper'end a tackle 27 may be supported. This Iframe has avertical .pipe 28 screwed into an ordinary Y 'fitting to which the rest` of the frame isconnected. This pipe 2,8 is adapted to fit loosely within another pipe 29 which is permanently affixed to and is a part of the vehicle.` The Y fitting limits the downwardvmovement of the pi e 28 but allowsit and the rest of the derrlc frame to be rotated. By this simple arran ement asphalt barrels may be lifted into te receptacle, and when not in use the substituted therefor when'the conditions re-y quire.

As has been before stated, wood or other fuel may be used in the rebox, but 4I prefer to provide burners 31 for oil fuel, such as gasolene, kerosene or crude petroleum.

. As many of these asldesired may be provided. They may bey mounted directly upon the door 23. Pipes 32 leading from the tank to these burners are controlled by a valve or valves 33 and another valve 34 clon-y trols the pipe or pipes 35 which lead to burners 36 within the distributer which 'will be described hereinafter.

At the rear of the machine is an operators seat 37 which is supported from the rest ofthe vehicle by means of a projecting frame 38.

40 is a distributer which I have invented.

This runs transversely across the rear of v the machine. Outlet pipes 41 lead from the lower portion of the receptacle 2 1 to the dlstributer through quick-acting valves 42.

vThe controlling' levers 43 for these valves are within easy reach from the operators seat. It is desirable to provide screens over the pprtswhere the pipes 41 are connected with the receptacle.

The distributer is best shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7. It comprises an outer cylindrical -drum or casing 44, th'e upper portion of which has flanged connections with the pipes 41. The 'ends of this drum are closed by caps 45 whlch are held on by means of nuts on the ends of a tie-rod 46 which runs centrally through the length of the distributer. The lower part of this cylindrical casing is spllt throughout the greater part of its length and its edges are fastened to angleirons or stiifening bars 47 Y and 48.

An inner casing which may be constructed o f two metallic sheets divides the cuter cylmdrlcal casing vertically into two compartments throughout that part of the casing wh1ch is split as above pointed out. Oneof these metallic sheets designated by 50 .is riv.- eted to the upper portion of the cylindrical casing 44. Its other end is carried down through the slot formed in the outer casing and 1s fastened to the angle-iron 47. 52 designates a packing of some such material as asbestos affixed along the lower side of this sheet opposite that part of it which is affixed to the angle-iron 47. The other sheet 51, which is somewhat similar in form. is fastened to the upper "part of the cylindrical casing Its lower end is cut off before it reaches the slot in the latter. 53 designates an apron, the upper edge of which is riveted to the sheet 51.- .This apron extends down through the slot in the outer casing and a bar 54 is fastened to it along its lower edge. The metallic sheets' 50 and 5 1 may 7o be bent into such shapes as to form an upper trough 5 5 into which the material from thereceptacle 21 Hows through pipes 41, a

'pear-shaped distributingchamber 56, and a nozzle 57 in the form of an elongated slot which, as' I shall show, is of adjustable width. In the upper trough is a strainer plate 58, which arrests foreign matter which might clog up the nozzle. Aseries of swinging baille plates 59 may` be suspended from u the rod 46 within the distributing chamber.- In Fig. 5 a modified form of these bat'ie plates is shown and `designated by 59. The4 end of this inner casingare closed by caps' 49 which are held in place bybushin about 85' the rod 46 between these caps and t e outer caps 45. l

60, 60 designate adjusting levers whlch are pivoted at stationary'pomts 61 and are each -connected below their pivots .with the g@ bar 54 at a plurality of points as shown at 62.

63 is a'.5N rack and awl mechanism by Y f means offfwhich the.ad]usting levers may be held in Iplace. 95 One side of t-he outer cylindrical casmg 1s connected with the main chamber formed between thecasing' 13 and vthereceptacle 21 or the'irebox by- 4a passage 64. The inner wall of this passage divides the forward side4 of the 'chamber between 'the drum or `cylindrical casing v44 and the distributing chamber in two. Any hot gases which'come into .the drum through the passage 64 must pass around the two ends-of the inner casying in the direction indicated by thearrows,

out through a passage 65 and flue 66 before .they can reach the stack A damper 67 is fastened to a shaft 68 on which isa` heavy or weighted handle 69 by means of which the damper may be manipulated.

When-the damper is in the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2 the hot gases 'from the firebox to .the iue must take the course above pointed out. Two burners 3 6 shown supported by the cap's 45 at opposite ends and upon opposite sides of the outer c ylindrical'casing. These are so vplaced that eir.v flames will take the samel course.as that of the hot gasesv from the'trebox. But 120 when the damper is thrownxover to the left the interior of the irebox is in direct communication with the stack. The handle 69 is within easy reach from the operators seat and itsweight' will cause the damperto remain in. whichever of its operative positions-it has been placed.

70 designates a trough which is support ed upon swmging arms 71.

72 1s a chain, ,one end of which is con- 130 maar x Anected with one of the arms 71 and its other'l end' is placed. within the reach of the operator. p v

Before more fully describing the other Iig# ures of the drawings I will point out the operation of this apparatus. The receptacle is filled with the desired 'material which,

' when hot, will be in a'iluid condition. It

.is well to provide a float gage` 21A so that the quantity of the material in the'reoe tacle may be ascertained at a glance. A re is built in the irebox, or the burners are lighted. When the amper is turned over to the. right the hot gases will circulate not onlyabout, the exterior of the receptacle but alsoV through the distributer so that its parts will be heated to li uefy any material which may have congealed therein, and also to heat its parts so that the material will pass through Y them readily without sticking. The oil4 burners 36 within. the distributer casingma functions.

VThe vehicleimay be` drawnl over theisurface which to be covered. Now-the valves 42 may be opened so that the material may flow through the slot-like distributer nozzle in` a thin sheet'whichmay be controlled by means of the levers 60 and their connections with the bar 54. The width of this slot and consequently the thickness of this ilowing sheet of hot asphalt or other materialmay be varied at will by means-of the levers 60 and their connections with the bar v54. It is to be understood that the apron 53 has considerable flexibility in order to vfacilitate this partofthe operationl It is also possible in this arrangement to lay a thicker coating of the materialen one side of the apparatus than on the-other. The operator may even close the slot entirely to cut olf the flow by pressing the apron 53 against'the packing 52, or the valves 42 may be closed whenever desired. Set-screws 63A may be provided to limit the maximum opening-'of the slot. It is sometimes desirable to cut olf the flow of the liquid abruptly and to facilitate such an operation the trough is provided. The shape of its supporting arms is such that the trough will hang to one side of the nozzle, but by pulling the chain 7 2 the operator may swing vthe trough into the-position -70A in which it -is shown in dotted lines in Fig. i1,

sides ofthe distributer may be used at once when it will catch the drippings or vany ,of

the material which may flow out 'through the nozzle. v Y f In Figs. 8, 9 and 10 of the drawings a small machine is shown which may be propelled and-controlled by one man. In this form of my apparatus the same principles are used. The vehicle is constructed, as before, with an' outer casing 13A which forms a irebox surrounding a cylindrical tank or receptacle 21A .for the material. A. pair of w Iwheels 11A are provided on the sides of this casing and a single front wheel 10A is com' nected with the rest of the vehicle by a rigid frame. This construction is preferred in the hand propelled machine as they may Vbe M more accurately guided when all of the wheels are mounted upon the rigid frame. 30A is a fuel tank and 244 the stack. The construction and arrangement of the other parts of this apparatus are much'like those which have already been pointed out. But in this case itis desirable to divide the interior of the distributing chamber byl a head 49B intermediate its end heads 49A, and to provide two adjusting levers 60A and 60B a@ connected with,y the stllfening bar which is alsovcut `in two. In the drawings its parts are designated by 5LPz` and 54B. This arrangement is'made so as to provide for the use of either side ofthe distributer independently so that the operator may walk on one side of the apparatus and la the coat-ing of material on theiother si e. Obviously both when desired.

While this apparatus is designed prima` rily for the` purpose of distributing materials which require Vto be heated to liquefy them, it is evident that some of its novel features may be used to advantage with oil los or evenl with water, and consequently my invention is not limited to the use of heated asphalt or similar materials, or even to its specific use as a roadmachine.

What I claim is.- M0

1. A distributer comprisin a horizontally disposed cylindrical casmg closed at its ends and provided with an' o ening in its lower portion, walls within sai casing connected with the upper portion of the casing M5 'and projecting throu h' said opening, thereby dividing the interior of the casing longi tudinally, said Walls being Aconstructed to form a chamber and a nozzle lshorter than the cylindrical casing, a transverse division i .plate between the cylindrical casing and one of said walls, an intake flue connected with thejcasing at one side of said division late,

and an outletflue at the other side ogsaid plate. '125 '2. A dist-ributer comprising a horizon-v tally disposed casing provided with an opening 'in the lower portion thereof, outer caps arranged toclose the ends of lsaidA casing wang within Said casing connected with al no through said opening,

,interior of said casing longitudinally, said up er portion ofthe casing and projecting p thereby dividing the walls being constructed to form a chamber and a nozzle shorter than the cylindrical casing, inner ca s fitted over said walls toV v3. A distributer comprising a horizontally disposed cylindrical casing closed at its ends and provided with an opening in its lower portion, walls within said casing connected 'with' the upper portion of thev casing and projecting through said opening, thereby dividing the interior of said casing longitudinally, said walls being constructed to form a chamber and a nozzle shorter than the cylindrical casing, a transverse division plate between the cylindrical casing and one of said walls, an intake flue connected with the casing at one side of said division plate, an outlet flue at the other side of said plate, and av damper above said division platearranged to control the iow of hot gases through said fille and through the spaces between the casing' and said walls.

4, A distributer comprising a horizontally disposed casing provided with an opening in the lower portion thereof, outer caps ar- -ranged to close the ends of the casing, me

tallic walls within said casing connected with the upper portion of the casing and projecting through said opening thereby dilviding the interior of said casing longitudinally, said walls being constructed to form a chamber and a nozzle shorter than the cylindrical casing, inner caps fitted over said metallic'walls to close the ends of said chamber, a transverse division plate between. the cylindrical casing and one of said metallic walls, an intake iiue connected with the casing at one side of said division plate, an'outlet flue on the other side of the plate, a burner on one side of one-of the outer end plates,'and a burner on the opposite side'of the other outer splate, said burners being `Erithin thecasing and outside of said cham` 5. A distributer comprising a horizontally disposed casing provided with an opening in thelower portion thereof, outer caps arranged to close the ends of said casing, walls within said casing .connected with the upper portion of the'casing and projecting through said opening thereby dividing the interior of said casing longitudinally, said'walls being constructed to form a chamber and av nozzle shorter than the cylindrical casing, inner caps fitted over said walls to close the ends of said chamber, a tie-rod through all of said caps arranged -to -hold them together,

.the casing and projecting through@l opening, said 'walls being constructed to' and a' plurality of battle-plates on Said rod Within the c amber.

6. A distri uter` comprising an outer in-lclosing casing Aprovided with Van opening thelower portion thereof, walls within said casing connected Iwith the upper portion of form a chamber and anozzle, heatingl means betweenl the casing'and said walls, and .a lever arranged to adjust theopeningin said nozzle.

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7. A distributer comprising an outer inelosf ing casing provided with an opening in the lower portion thereof,- a pair of sheet metalwalls connected with the upper portionl of the casing and projecting through said L opening, said walls being t constructed -to' form a chamber anda nozzle, heating means between the casing and said walls, a rigid connection between one of Vsaid walls and the lower part ofthe casing at one side of the opening, the lower portion of the other wall being laterally movable, and/a leverv connected with said movable portion whereby said portion may be moved in relation to the other wall.

8. A distributer 'comprising an outer hori. zontal inclosing casingl provided Awith an openingin the lower portion thereof, a pair of walls within said casing connected with the upper portion .of the casing, the lower end of one of said walls projecting through and connected with the casing at one side of said opening, the other of said walls comprising as a portion thereof a {iexible apron projecting through the opening, and a lever connected with and arranged to adjust the position of said apron.

9, A distributer comprising an outer horizontal inclosing casing provided with an opening in the lower port-ion thereof, a pair of walls within said casing connected with the upperportion of the casin the lower 'end of one of said walls projecting throughand connected with the casing at one side of said opening,- the Aother of said walls comprising as a lower portion thereof a flexible apron projecting through the opening, a

lever connected with and arranged to adjustv the position of the connecting portion of the apron in relation to the projecting portion so'V -iio

ofthe other wall, and means for holding the lever'in desired positions.

10. A receptacle, a distributer comprising van outer inclosing casing provided with an opening in the lower portion thereof, walls of sheet' metal within said casing connected with the upper portion ofthe casing and projecting through said opening, said walls being constructed to form a chamber and a nozzle` a pipe connecting thereceptacle with the upper portion of said chamber, a manually operated valve in said pipe, a lever arranged to adjust the opening of saidfnoziizle,V

receptacle, a stack, means for through the jacket and around the distriba receptacle supported thereon,

and heating means between the casing' around the distributer to the, 4stack and a' plurality of iuid burners within the distrib#` uter arranged to assist the af0resaid`circulation of hot gases `from the jacket around the distributer. l v v V `12. In an asphaltiug machine, a vehicle, a heating jacket about the receptacle, a lire-box 'within said jacket, a distributer connected with the passing hot gases of combustion from sald fire-box uter, and means in the distributer for assistof hot gases therethrough.

mg the heating. thereof andl the circulation 13'. In an asphalting machine, a vehicle, a receptacle supported thereon, a casing about the receptacle forming a heating jacket therefor, a stack, a distributer connected with the receptacle, said distributer comprising an outer casing provided with an opening in the lower portion thereof, walls within said casing` connected with the upper portion of the casing and projecting through said opening, said walls being constructed to. form a chamber and a nozzle, and means connecting the space within the heatingf jacket directly with the stack or through the space between the `distributer casing and the walls therein.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM P. TARRANT. -Witnesses ELLA Luck,

ERNEST W. MARSHALL. 

